Niuas Group

Wikidata ID: Q1200954

Lithology and Age: None ( Chorlton (2007) )       Macrostrat Geological Map Link

Geonames ID: None       Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names ID: None

Mindat Loc ID: None


Volcanoes:

Tafahi: Andesite / Basaltic Andesite, Composite type, Stratovolcano.

Niuatoputapu: , Composite type, Stratovolcano.

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Many fabrics have a range of abundances. The range maximum (top) and minimum (bottom) are shown.

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None (0) Minor (1) Few (2) Common (3) Frequent (4) Major (5) Very Dominant (6)
0% 0-5% 5-15% 15-30 % 30-50% 50-70% 70-100%

Name Cal. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ SpinelIg./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics/ Region
tpr374 ** 1 1 3 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 vitric
Niuatoputapu lithic 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 Tonga
tpr375 ** 0 1 4 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 vitric
Niuatoputapu lithic-placer 0 0 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 Tonga
tpr376 0 1 3 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 vitric
Niuatoputapu placer 0 0 3 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 Tonga
tpr377 2 1 2 6 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 microlitic
Niuatoputapu hybrid 1 0 1 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Tonga
tpr378 6 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 microlitic
Niuatoputapu calcareous 5 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Tonga
tpr381a 0 1 3 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 microlitic, vitric
Tafahi lithic 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 Tonga

Slides:

Slide Fabric Possible OriginWareCal. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ Spinel Ig./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics
WD_69_30 tpr375 (Niuatoputapu lithic-placer) Niuatoputapu 0 0 3 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 vitric
WD_69_35 tpr377 (Niuatoputapu hybrid) Niuatoputapu 1 0 1 6 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 microlitic
WD_69_36 tpr378 (Niuatoputapu calcareous) Niuatoputapu 6 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 microlitic
WD_69_29 tpr374 (Niuatoputapu lithic) Niuatoputapu 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 vitric
WD_69_28 tpr374 (Niuatoputapu lithic) Niuatoputapu 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 vitric
WD_69_31 tpr375 (Niuatoputapu lithic-placer) Niuatoputapu 0 0 3 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 vitric
WD_69_33 tpr374 (Niuatoputapu lithic) Niuatoputapu 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 vitric
WD_69_34 tpr378 (Niuatoputapu calcareous) Niuatoputapu 5 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 microlitic

WD_69_30

Niuatoputapu_I Niuatoputapu_I
Sherd I from Niuatoputapu (Niuatoputapu). Slide WD_69_30 from Dickinson Collection, Bishop Museum. x4 Magnification PPL (left) XPL (right). Scale bar: 0.5mm. High resolution image or full slide in VIMIPO (user: Guest pwd: Guest). Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.

Pumecious brown vitrics.


WD_69_35

Niuatoputapu_II Niuatoputapu_II
Sherd II from Niuatoputapu (Niuatoputapu). Slide WD_69_35 from Dickinson Collection, Bishop Museum. x4 Magnification PPL (left) XPL (right). Scale bar: 0.5mm. High resolution image in VIMIPO (user: Guest pwd: Guest). Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.

Placer.


WD_69_36

Niuatoputapu_III Niuatoputapu_III
Sherd III from Niuatoputapu (Niuatoputapu). Slide WD_69_36 from Dickinson Collection, Bishop Museum. x4 Magnification PPL (left) XPL (right). Scale bar: 0.5mm. High resolution image in VIMIPO (user: Guest pwd: Guest). Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.

Calcareous.


WD_69_29

Niuatoputapu_IV Niuatoputapu_IV
Sherd IV from Niuatoputapu (Niuatoputapu). Slide WD_69_29 from Dickinson Collection, Bishop Museum. x4 Magnification PPL (left) XPL (right). Scale bar: 0.5mm. High resolution image in VIMIPO (user: Guest pwd: Guest). Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.

Brown vitrics.


WD_69_28

Niuatoputapu_5 Niuatoputapu_5
Sherd V from Niuatoputapu (Niuatoputapu). Slide WD_69_28 from Dickinson Collection, Bishop Museum. x4 Magnification PPL (left) XPL (right). Scale bar: 0.5mm. High resolution image or full slide in VIMIPO (user: Guest pwd: Guest). Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.

Brown vitrics.


WD_69_31

Niuatoputapu_VIIa Niuatoputapu_VIIa
Sherd VIIa from Niuatoputapu (Niuatoputapu). Slide WD_69_31 from Dickinson Collection, Bishop Museum. x4 Magnification PPL (left) XPL (right). Scale bar: 0.5mm. High resolution image in VIMIPO (user: Guest pwd: Guest). Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.

Brown vitric.


WD_69_33

Niuatoputapu_VIIb Niuatoputapu_VIIb
Sherd VIIb from Niuatoputapu (Niuatoputapu). Slide WD_69_33 from Dickinson Collection, Bishop Museum. x4 Magnification PPL (left) XPL (right). Scale bar: 0.5mm. High resolution image in VIMIPO (user: Guest pwd: Guest). Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.

Brown vitric.


WD_69_34

Niuatoputapu_VIII Niuatoputapu_VIII
Sherd VIII from Niuatoputapu (Niuatoputapu). Slide WD_69_34 from Dickinson Collection, Bishop Museum. x4 Magnification PPL (left) XPL (right). Scale bar: 0.5mm. High resolution image in VIMIPO (user: Guest pwd: Guest). Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.

Calcareous.


References:

Archaeological Discoveries on Niuatoputapu Island Tonga (Rodgers, G.)